MTMary Thurber
@marythurber
Strategic logistics leader driving supply chain optimization, team-building, and sustainable reverse logistics.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a strategic and operations-focused logistics leader with over a decade of experience managing complex supply chain operations across healthcare, government, and global sectors. I combine operational discipline, data literacy, and cross-disciplinary leadership to deliver measurable improvements in inventory control, cost containment, and regulatory compliance.
In my current role I lead end-to-end logistics for multi-campus hospital operations, build and develop high-performing teams, and use performance dashboards and analytics to identify disruptions and optimize flow. I have led ERP readiness and legacy data cleanup efforts, designed cycle count programs, and authored SOPs that improved material accountability and operational consistency.
My track record includes managing multimillion-dollar assets, securing new FTEs and role definitions, and partnering with clinical and value-analysis stakeholders to standardize products and reduce costs. I am seeking to apply this experience to sustainability-focused logistics and reverse supply chain strategies within mission-driven organizations.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
CHLead end-to-end logistics and distribution across multi-campus operations, driving Workday ERP readiness, inventory governance improvements, and analytics-led cost containment while building and managing a 45+ person supply chain team.
Operations and Logistics Manager
University of Maryland Medical Center
Dec 2021 - Sep 2023 (1 year 9 months)
Optimized hospital supply workflows and implemented a cycle-count program, reducing inventory loss and resolving 500+ supply disruptions to ensure continuous clinical operations across 280+ LUM PAR locations.
Supply and Logistics Manager
NCO Academy
Jan 2019 - Aug 2021 (2 years 7 months)
Managed accountability for assets and equipment, authored SOPs, and led IT logistics supporting 1,200+ annual students while coordinating with 32 partners and enabling a 25% increase in student throughput.
Logistics Supervisor
United States Army
Jan 2011 - Jan 2019 (8 years)
Progressed through logistics leadership roles managing battalion-level property books and accountable for sensitive items and supplies valued up to $2.3M, maintaining full compliance and zero loss.
Education
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AUArizona State University
Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Studies
Activities and societies: Alpha Iota Sigma Honor Society; published in AIS Journal
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with membership in Alpha Iota Sigma Honor Society and a publication in the AIS Journal.
ABArizona State University, W. P. Carey School of Business
Master of Science, Supply Chain Management
Master of Science in Supply Chain Management from the W. P. Carey School of Business.
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